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05/6/2009 at 12:46pm
Location: norfolk
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Unfortunately over here i can not get the heat beads but i have tried the Webber BBQ Briquettes and found them to last longer than normal Briquetes.
Again Cobblestones are hard to get hold of but i have found a store that sells a lookie likey and they are great for doing a quick breakfast but tend to lose thier heat after about an hour and a half.
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05/6/2009 at 1:15pm
Location: Essex
Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder & Cobb
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The biggest advantage the heatbeads have over the cobblestones are that you if you dunk them in a bucket of water (best make it a small metal one or will melt through a plastic one!) after you've finished cooking and dry them out in the sun, you can reuse them.
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15/6/2009 at 1:12pm
Location: Kent
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Where do you put your base to rise?
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17/6/2009 at 6:01pm
Location: hereford
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Has anybody detected any difference in the smell or taste of heat beads and cobblestones?
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17/6/2009 at 6:16pm
Location: North Devon
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I have tried weber briquettes and also the cobblestones. I have to say i prefer the briquettes and it works out much cheaper. still trial and error with the cobb so far though! I have cooked roast chicken, pizza, salmon in foil, English breakfast and croissants so far, the problem I have is burning some food, so i think I'm probably cooking on to high a heat especially when I use the cobblestone!
hey ho, practice makes perfect!
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17/6/2009 at 7:40pm
Location: norfolk
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Floss - what have you burned when using the cobblestone?
the first time we did a roast chicken we put it straight on to the grill. It burned really quickly. Since then if we are doing any large pieces of any meat or poultry we use the roasting rack.
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17/6/2009 at 7:47pm
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Is anyone having difficulty in getting heat beads for their cobb, everywhere that we bought them last year are only doing weber briquettes, we tried one bag and found that they produced too much ash which blocked the holes in the bottom and then stopped cooking.
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17/6/2009 at 7:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Paul + Wendy on 17/6/2009
Is anyone having difficulty in getting heat beads for their cobb, everywhere that we bought them last year are only doing weber briquettes, we tried one bag and found that they produced too much ash which blocked the holes in the bottom and then stopped cooking.
I can't get heat beads here and have been using the Webber briquetes with no problems.
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